Фантастично о фантастике.

What is "Orion's Arm" you might ask? That is an excellent question, and in a nutshell here is your answer:

Orion's Arm is:

The next step in the evolution of science-fictionA collective hard science fiction world building endeavorA space operaA communal background for science fiction storiesA universe ready to be brought to life through illustrationA forum for cutting edge scienceA roleplaying settingA transhumanist projection of what the future might look likeA bunch of semi-sane sentients having fun together

The A and B components of the Xi Scorpius system have both been subjected to extensive core modification and starlifting procedures resulting in the removal of approximately .5 solar masses from each body and the subsequent conversion of each component into extremely stable G-class stellar bodies with a consequent reduction in temperature and increase in lifespan.

"The two ISOs, nicknamed "Thomas" (the Utopia Sphere moon-sized ovoid) and Coramb 1 (the equally large Corambytian dodecahedron structure) established a magtech-replicator sweep and provided intelligence regarding the number and distribution of Paradigm forces. The Containment commanders were astonished when they were given the news. A vast fleet of ships was expanding out in all directions at relativistic velocity, while even more vessels clustered around conquered solar systems. Everywhere planets were being dismantled to build Dyson spheres, in blatant violation of the Galactic Heritage Preservation Act (which forbids rampant destruction or modification of pristine solar systems); everywhere bionts and aioids had been converted to information and uploaded into computronium megastructures."